Protected: Yeah Write #24: Options Open (#flashfiction)
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Writes and Wrongs #1: Fun with Dialogue Punctuation (#writingtips)
I love dialogue. Sometimes I will write a scene just so I can use a quippy exchange later. I adore how you can produce a different pace and evoke feeling … Continue reading
Protected: What’s Up Doc #13: Mindful Things — #NYCMidnight SSC Round 1 GR10
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Yeah Write #23: Poker Face (#flashfiction)
“Raise. Organic Milk — $1.00 off — doubles on Mondays.” “Damn. I’m out.” “Me too.” “Bullshit. Call.” A $3.00 Kaas gourmet cheese coupon floats upon the poker pot. A collective … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #12: It Is Out of My Hands ( #amwriting )
The deed is done. It is out of my hands. I have submitted my first short story to a contest for the first time in twenty years. I haven’t gotten … Continue reading
Protected: Yeah Write #22: Beauty and Beasts (#flashfiction)
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Poems Not Prose #6: Writer’s Tug of War (A Haiku – #amwritingpoetry)
I type a story, to lose yourself in its plot. In a file, it sits.
Yeah Write #21: The Walking Stone (#flashfiction)
Left, Huh! Right, Hoh! A hundred voices repeat the rhythm. Devotees heave ropes taught. The megalith rocks, it falls, it waddles — its 5-ton balance engineered by masons’ precision. … Continue reading
Protected: Yeah Write #20: Pecker Bridge (#flashfiction)
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What’s Up Doc #11: What It’s Like ( #amwriting )
You’ve noticed I’ve neglected the blog this past week. I’ve noticed too. I’ve been too busy. Too busy writing! I said yes. I entered the tenth annual NYC Midnight Short … Continue reading
Writing on the Fly #11: What She Is (Excerpt) — Guard Down
Note: I’m feeling quite discouraged today, but I sat down and wrote anyway. For those who are new, WOtF is an exercise I do for myself. I sit and write … Continue reading
Protected: Yeah Write #19: What She Is (Excerpt) — Girlfight ( #amwriting )
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Yeah Write #18: Tank (#flashfiction)
For ninety-two years, she’d leave the tube tank and enter the twenty-six foot deep observation aquarium. She swam melancholy circles; show time simulated life; the people cheered. Saviors opened … Continue reading
Writing on the Fly #10: What She Is (Excerpt) — An Honored Guest
Note: I have been having a real hard time finishing my novella, but I did manage to write something today. Progress at least! “Ojama shimasu.” Troy stared at Inez … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #10: Would You Read This? ( #amwriting )
Would you please answer three poll questions for me and help me see through this forest of woe? Salutations, readers! I am still plugging away at my novella trying … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #9: Reigning In The New Year
I am not the sort of person who makes New Year’s resolutions. I have affinity for the lazy and for procrastination and spontaneous bursts of interests. I’m terrible at making … Continue reading
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